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When a cop determines that the ends justifies the means in keeping the streets safe he falls from grace and finds himself on the wrong side of the law running for his life.
"Ends justifying the means" is a common ethical dilemma that is frequently explored in cop flicks and shows. What's the hook -- what is unique, different, original in this logline? The logline speaks in generalities when it would benefit by being specific. What, exactly, is the inciting incident thaRead more
“Ends justifying the means” is a common ethical dilemma that is frequently explored in cop flicks and shows. What’s the hook — what is unique, different, original in this logline?
The logline speaks in generalities when it would benefit by being specific. What, exactly, is the inciting incident that precipitates the “fall from grace”. Who is the nemesis? (And I use the word ‘nemesis’ in it’s classical sense: it’s more than just the antagonist, its the agent of dramatic revenge for violations of the moral order. Which is certainly the case in this premise.)
See lessAfter falling victim to a humiliating prank by the high school Queen Bee, best friends and world-class geeks, Mindy and Jodi, decide to get their revenge by uniting the outcasts of the school against her and her circle of friends.
The premise is another episode in the perennial adolescent class war between the Ins and the Outs. Hence, the working title "Outskirts", I presume. It's antecedents go back to at least "The Revenge of the Nerds" (1984). What's changed is the setting (high school rather than college) and the sex of tRead more
The premise is another episode in the perennial adolescent class war between the Ins and the Outs. Hence, the working title “Outskirts”, I presume. It’s antecedents go back to at least “The Revenge of the Nerds” (1984). What’s changed is the setting (high school rather than college) and the sex of the principals.
The situation of the Outs has universal appeal. And there are so many familiar social situations, school events to chose from in plotting revenge. So what is the unique hook to this story? What is the specific objective goal, the plan (means) to achieve the desired subjective goal (revenge)?
See lessWhen her husband dies, Jenny must block the unbearable pain of losing the man she loved with increasingly risky sexual adventures with a womanizer she hates.
IOW: It's more credible if your character's flaw is pre-existing, repressed in the background of her psyche (or lurking in her life history); her husband's death triggered the break out, made manifest what was latent or dormant.
IOW:
See lessIt’s more credible if your character’s flaw is pre-existing, repressed in the background of her psyche (or lurking in her life history); her husband’s death triggered the break out, made manifest what was latent or dormant.